14Apr 2010 by R&O No Comments

The Black Three Dollar Bill

Entertainment, Of Interest, People
Kitty Kelley, colonoscopist to the stars, has released 'Oprah', her latest unauthorized celebrity biography about the leader of daytime talk shows, Oprah Winfrey. And boy, has this woman dug up the dirt on this overrated and omnipotent media queen. Read on. You may detect that I'm not a fan of Oprah or her zombie-like, middle-class female followers and Ms. Kelley's book supports some of my theories. My favourite (and the one I mention to my wife on a weekly basis) is that Oprah Winfrey is gay, her 'friend' Gayle King being significantly more than a 'friend' and her live-in partner/hanger-on/douche Stedman Graham being nothing more than a well paid beard. Shocking! So what does Ms. Kelley's book, for which she culled close to 3,000 transcripts of Winfrey's past interviews and…
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13Apr 2010 by R&O 1 Comment

Final Update

Life in Port Moody, People, Rants
We received a phone call from The City of Port Moody regarding our complaint about the neighbour's dog and it appears they've officially deemed it aggressive. This results in an increased annual dog license fee and a requirement that the dog be muzzled when in any public area. I don't believe the dog is actually aggressive but rather it just doesn't like my dog and my dog doesn't like it. This does, however, force them to leash their pet and ensures we don't have a repeat performance. And if we do then things will become considerably more uncomfortable to our neighbourhood a-holes. I paid a visit to our neighbour a few weeks ago and asked him if he would be paying the vet bill. He was initially obstinate then became…
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05Apr 2010 by R&O No Comments

Nouveau Flamenco at its best

Arts, Music, Of Interest, People
I was poking around on Youtube the other day looking for videos about the Boss RC-2 loop station pedal and stumbled across nouveau flamenco guitarist John Gilliat. Mr. Gilliat won the Roland company's loop station competition in 2009, and for good reason. This guy kicks ass. I purchased the 2001 album Peace directly from his web site (why don't more artists do that?!?) and was amazed that he's producing top quality music from his home studio in Langley, B.C. and that I've never had the pleasure of listening to any of it. If you're looking for Jesse Cook without the snobbery or Gipsy Kings without the tight polyester pants this is the music for you. I only wish he offered embedded cover art, higher bitrate and meta data with his…
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31Mar 2010 by R&O No Comments

The Worried Gorilla

Of Interest, Silly Stuff
So what makes animals so blissful and happy? Could it be the fact that they're unaware of their own impending death? That's one of the things that separates animals from humans and may be the root cause of our problems as we make our way through life to our inevitable end. The Onion News had an interesting piece about primatologists at The Tulane National Primate Research Center teaching Quigley, a Western Lowland Gorilla about his impending demise and the reaction upon learning that his stay on earth is not permanent. A deeply thoughtful and penetrating look at how science may, at times, do more harm than good. Enjoy. [youtube]CJkWS4t4l0k[/youtube]
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